Practice English Conversation (Family life - grandpa and son) Improve English Speaking Skills

hey son I'm glad you've arrived  did you already see your

嘿儿子我很高兴你来了你已经看到你的

grandmother hello grandpa yeah I have seen  her in the living room she told me to come

祖母了吗你好爷爷是的我在客厅看到她她让我来

here she says I have to help you with the  garden but I don't know anything about gardening

这里她说我必须帮你打理花园但我什么都不知道关于园艺，

don't worry I can teach you come

别担心，我可以教你，来

here yeah all right but I don't understand why do  you have to plant your own vegetables I mean isn't  

这里是的，好吧，但我不明白为什么你必须自己种植蔬菜，我的意思是，

it easier to go to the supermarket  and buy the same vegetables is it

去超市买同样的蔬菜不是更容易吗？更

cheaper well no I think that  planting your own vegetables is not

便宜 吗？ 好吧，不，我认为自己种植蔬菜并不

cheaper then why do you do that why do you  bother doing all this work grandpa I don't  

便宜，那么你为什么要这样做，为什么你要费心去做所有这些工作爷爷，我不太

get it well it may not be cheaper but it is  healthier this way you can see how they grow

明白，它可能不会更便宜，但它更健康，这样你就可以看到他们是如何做的 自然 生长

naturally th the vegetables are free of  chemicals and other substances that can be

，蔬菜不含化学物质和其他可能

harmful although I think the main  reason is because I like doing it  

有害的物质，尽管我认为主要原因是因为我喜欢这样做，这

it's fun you will see fun how can work  be fun I don't understand it's fun to  

很有趣，你会看到乐趣，工作如何能有趣，我不明白玩

play video games or chat with people around  the world on the internet watch interesting

电子游戏 很有趣 或者在互联网上与世界各地的人聊天，观看有趣的

videos I don't know what good there can be in  

视频，我不知道工作有什么好处

working and on top of that  work on a Sunday morning

，除了周日早上的工作外，

grandpa I see nowadays hand workk is no longer  appreciated I understand that in the past we  

爷爷我看到现在手工工作不再受到赞赏我明白，在过去，我们

used to spend Sundays tiing up the house or  planting flowers in the garden we did it as  

常常在周日把房子绑起来，或者在花园里种花，我们一家

a family and we all collaborated and had  a lot of fun doing it I miss those times  

人一起做，我们都合作，做起来很有趣，我怀念那些时光，

now everything is technology video games  and the internet we have lost contact with  

现在一切都是科技视频游戏和我们失去的互联网接触

nature contact with nature why do I need to  to have contact with nature I have internet  

大自然 接触大自然 为什么我需要接触大自然 我有互联网

if I want to see all the types of plants  and vegetables in the world I can do it  

如果我想看到世界上所有类型的植物和蔬菜 我可以

on the computer and I can even do it faster  or if I need something I can order it for

在电脑上完成，甚至可以更快，或者如果我需要一些东西，我可以订购送货，

delivery we are in the age of Technology Grandpa  now everything is fine faster easier it's

我们正处于科技时代，爷爷现在一切都很好，更快，更容易，更好，

better it can be faster and easier but not better  in the past life was simpler people didn't have  

可以更快，更容易，但不是更好，在过去的生活中，更简单，人们没有

as many complex gadgets or busy schedules  they had more time to spend with family and

那么多复杂的小工具或繁忙的日程 他们有更多的时间与家人和朋友共度时光

friends they're not complex  they're easy to use and many  

它们并不复杂 很容易使用，很多

other people use it too probably but communities  were often closer in the past neighbors knew each

其他人也可能使用它，但过去社区往往更紧密 邻居彼此认识

other and people helped one another more  frequently I remember we helped each other in our

，人们更频繁地互相帮助我记得我们在镇上互相帮助，

town there was a stronger sense of  togetherness that has changed now people are

有一种更强烈的团结感，这种感觉已经改变了，现在人们变得

distrustful now they are afraid to reach  out to help someone they don't want to

不信任，现在他们害怕伸出援手帮助那些他们不想

socialize they don't even greet the  neighbor they are always in a hurry to get

社交的人，他们甚至不向邻居打招呼。总是急着去

somewhere that's because people do many  things now many people have different jobs

某个地方，那是因为人们做了很多事情，现在很多人都有不同的工作

or they have a job they have to study and go  to the gym or any class they have a busy life  

，或者他们有一份工作，他们必须学习，去健身房或任何课程，他们的生活很忙碌，

yeah but that's not necessarily good you need to  stop for a moment to appreciate life smell the  

是的，但这不一定是好事，你需要停下来欣赏一下生活，闻一闻

roses look at the birds listen to people think  about your life and your family and friends

玫瑰，看看鸟儿，听听人们思考你的生活，你的家人和朋友，

what are you talking about smell  roses we don't have time for

你在说什么，闻一闻玫瑰，我们没有时间，

that people are busy trying to earn money  study or get home to watch their favorite

人们忙着赚钱学习或回家看他们最喜欢的

series that's exactly the problem technology  is good of course it is good I know that  

连续剧，这正是问题所在 技术很好，当然很好，我知道，

but it has some disadvantages too let's see um for

但它也有一些缺点，让我们看看，例如

example people did not have the stress of  constant emails social media or technology  

，人们 过去 没有经常收到电子邮件、社交媒体或技术问题的压力

problems in the past they enjoyed life  without the distractions of modern

他们享受生活，不受现代设备的干扰

devices people communicated more face  to face and this way they had real

人们更多地面对面交流，通过这种方式，他们可以进行真正的

conversations and build a stronger personal  relationships without relying on texting or  

对话并建立更牢固的个人关系，而无需依赖短信或

online messages face to face people no longer  want to meet in person they prefer to meet

面对面的在线消息 人们不再想面对面见面，他们更喜欢见面

online yes I know also in the past many people  had more active and natural Lifestyles they  

在线 是的，我也知道过去很多人都有更积极和自然的生活方式，他们

walked more ate less processed food and  had less pollution leading to healthier  

走路更多，吃的加工食品更少，污染更少，导致更健康的

living that's why I prefer to plant my own  vegetables and at the same time I enjoy  

生活，这就是为什么我更喜欢自己种植蔬菜，同时我喜欢

doing it yeah probably you're right but  now they sell unprocessed food it is more

这样做是的也许你是对的，但现在他们出售未加工的食品，它更

expensive it's never going to be the same  I am sure of that many years ago I missed  

贵，它永远不会一样，我确信很多年前我怀念那些

those times people appreciated Simple  Pleasures more like a beautiful sunset  

人们欣赏简单快乐的时光，更像是美丽的日落

or a homecooked meal there was a greater focus  on enjoying the small everyday moments believe

或家常饭菜相信我，人们更加注重享受日常生活中的小时刻，

me also there was less  emphasis on buying new things

也不太注重购买新东西，

because people were happy with  what they had and valued their  

因为人们对自己拥有的东西感到满意，并且珍惜自己的东西。

possessions more leading to less waste  and more satisfaction there was often  

拥有更多的财产会导致更少的浪费和更高的满意度，

a better balance between work and  personal life life and because of

工作和个人生活之间往往有更好的平衡，因此

this people worked reasonable hours  and spent more time with their

人们工作合理的时间并花更多的时间与

families there was a focus on quality rather  than quantity products were often made to

家人在一起，注重质量而不是数量

last and people took pride  on craftsmanship and the re  

最后，人们对手工艺和可靠性感到自豪，

ility another thing family Bonds were often  stronger extended families lived closer

另一件事是家庭纽带往往更牢固，大家庭住得更近

together and family gatherings  were often frequent strengthening

，家庭聚会经常加强

relationships we don't do that now that's  why we don't spend much time together

关系，我们现在不这样做，这就是为什么我们不花太多时间在一起的原因，

son so why don't we do something you  help me here and then we will play video

儿子，所以为什么我们不做点什么你在这里帮助我然后我们会

games seriously can you play video  games I don't think so I don't believe

认真玩电子游戏你能玩电子游戏我不认为所以我不相信

you of course I can play video games I  was a good player in the past come on

你当然我可以玩电子游戏我是一个很好的玩家过去吧，

all right I agree I want you to teach me about

好吧，我同意，我想让你教我

gardening I hope you liked this  conversation if you could improve  

园艺，我希望你喜欢这个对话，如果你能再提高

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或点击超级感谢按钮非常感谢您的支持保重